orgasmo

See also: orgasmò

Basque

Basque Wikipedia has an article on:

orgasmo

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós), probably through Spanish orgasmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /orɡas̺mo/ [or.ɣ̞az̺.mo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -as̺mo, -o
• Hyphenation: or‧gas‧mo

Noun

orgasmo inan

1. orgasm

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish orgasmo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: or‧gas‧mo

Noun

orgasmo

1. orgasm

Esperanto

Esperanto Wikipedia has an article on:

orgasmo

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Etymology

From Italian orgasmo, French orgasme, German Orgasmus, English orgasm, Yiddish אָרגאַזם (orgazm), Polish orgazm, Russian орга́зм (orgázm), all ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “orgasm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /orˈɡasmo/

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -asmo
• Hyphenation: or‧gas‧mo

Noun

orgasmo (accusative singular orgasmon, plural orgasmoj, accusative plural orgasmojn)

1. orgasm

Derived terms

• orgasma
• orgasmi

Galician

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:

orgasmo

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɔɾˈɡasmo/ [ɔɾˈɣ̞ɑz̺.mʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ɔɾˈɡasmo/ [ɔɾˈɣ̞ɑz̺.mʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ɔɾˈħasmo/ [ɔɾˈħɑz̺.mʊ]

• Rhymes: -asmo
• Hyphenation: or‧gas‧mo

Noun

orgasmo m (plural orgasmos)

1. orgasm

Derived terms

• orgástico
• multiorgasmo
• multiorgástico

Further reading

• “orgasmo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /orˈɡaz.mo/
• Rhymes: -azmo
• Hyphenation: or‧gà‧smo

Etymology 1

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

orgasmo

Wikipedia ^it

From Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós).

Noun

orgasmo m (plural orgasmi)

1. orgasm, climax
2. excitement

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

orgasmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of orgasmare

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

orgasmo

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁˈɡaz.mu/ [oɦˈɡaz.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁˈɡaz.mu/ [oɦˈɡaz.mu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾˈɡaz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁˈɡaʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oɻˈɡaz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾˈɡaʒ.mu/ [ɔɾˈɣaʒ.mu]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: or‧gas‧mo

Noun

orgasmo m (plural orgasmos)

1. orgasm

Derived terms

• orgásmico
• orgástico
• multiorgasmo
• multiorgástico
• multiorgásmico

Further reading

• “orgasmo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “orgasmo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

orgasmo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈɡasmo/ [oɾˈɣ̞az.mo]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -asmo
• Syllabification: or‧gas‧mo

Noun

orgasmo m (plural orgasmos)

1. orgasm

Derived terms

• multiorgásmico
• multiorgasmo
• orgásmico
• orgasmo múltiple

Further reading

• “orgasmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025